Amorgos

by Nikos Gatsos and  

Nikos Gatsos's profoundly mysterious and magnetic poem Amorgos', named after a Greek island he never visited and written during the Nazi occupation, is the single work on which his reputation rests. It is a wonderful incantation on the theme of loss and hope - a unique blend of surrealism, symbolism and folk song - lyrical and erotic, sometimes celebratory, sometimes bitter. It was much admired by the Nobel laureates Odysseus Elytis and George...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856463027
• ISBN13: 9780856463020
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Verse

I was delighted to come across Gatsos book while perusing the bookshelves of the University of Arizona. But why are the best poets like Gatsos rarely found on the bookshelves of stores? Who knows, and I suppose it will always be that way. Notwithstanding, Gatsos proved a real treasure of intoxicating verse. He is right up there with the best of the modern Greek poets: Seferis, Eyltis, Tsatsos, Kindinis, Ritsos. For a truely enjoyable alternative to the Beats and the New York school, try Gatsos and his kin.